Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New ‎#169

169. Fight the good fight

1 Fight the good fight with all thy might;
Christ is thy strength, and Christ thy right;
lay hold on life, and it shall be
thy joy and crown eternally.

2 Run the straight race through God's good grace,
lift up thine eyes, and seek his face;
life with its way before us lies;
Christ is the path, and Christ the prize.

3 Cast care aside, lean on thy guide;
his boundless mercy will provide;
trust, and thy trusting soul shall prove
Christ is its life, and Christ its love.

4 Faint not nor fear, his arms are near;
he changeth not, and thou art dear;
only believe, and thou shalt see
that Christ is all in all to thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Fight the good fight with all thy might
• Title: Fight the good fight
• Author: John Samuel Bewley Monsell, 1811-1875 (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 9:24-27
  ;
  1 Corinthians 9:24
  ;
  1 Thessalonians 2:19
  ;
  1 Timothy 6:12
  ;
  2 Timothy 4:7
  ;
  Deuteronomy 33:27
  ;
  Isaiah 7:4
  ;
  James 1:17
  ;
  Jeremiah 51:46
  ;
  John 14:6
  ;
  Philippians 3:12-14
• Topic: Faith, Trust and Commitment; Grace and Providence; Temptation, Penitence and Forgiveness; Year A: Proper 22; Year B: Proper 17; Year B: Proper 2; Year C: Lent 5; Year C: Proper 21; Year C: Proper 25

Tune Information

• Name: DUKE STREET
• Composer (attributed to): John Hatton, d. 1793
• Meter: LM
• Key: D Major